History and Political Thought Program Learning Outcomes

1. Empirical Inquiry - Explain and conduct empirical research to study human experience and behavior, both past and present; Utilize primary and secondary sources to demonstrate knowledge of past and present cultures of the world and issues affecting the global community.

2. Theoretical Cognizance - Examine major concepts, models, and theories to interpret human experience within the context of historical, political, sociocultural, and economic life.

3. Articulate Expression - Conceptualize and articulate important elements of selected disciplines within the social sciences through persuasive written and oral communication.

4. Historical and Existential Awareness - Gain an appreciation and understanding of the social sciences by which students recognize that “while we do not live in the past, the past lives in us.”

5. Cultural Understanding - Recognize and explain that documents and artifacts are art forms that record cultural change and serve as a moralizing influence.

6. Artistic Appreciation - Develop an appreciation of the fine arts through an interdisciplinary approach to the social sciences.

7. Christian/Western Worldview - Critique the role of the Christian church in molding western thought and law, as well as instances when other regional world-views were adopted, embraced, or discarded by the church.

8. Historical and Existential Awareness - Apply examples from the social sciences of heroic actions, humility, and grace.